Is this one month internship worth it?

I am a senior at a non target school with a GPA of 3.5. I have an internship as a strategy analyst at a private company (non financial) and an internship coming up that will last throughout the spring semester with a UBS branch in Greensboro, NC as a finance intern. I was recently extended an offer to work for 3 weeks as an intern (pay is next to nothing but money is not really an issue) in Atlanta, GA for a PWM company called Gleneagles Group. The hassle this would create is I would need to check with UBS first and ask if I can start that internship in late January rather than early january. I would also need to adjust my class schedule a little being that I graduate in May. Both these things are possible, I am just looking for some opinions on whether a PWM 3 week, virtually unpaid internship will be that big of a resume booster. I am looking to be hired in the financial industry so experience is key, but I'm also getting a great deal of experience with UBS. What do you guys think?

 

I've heard of people doing 4 week stints in IB before. But I'm assuming it was through connections and not a formal internship position.

Best bet: go ahead with it, it can't hurt.

 

Relevant experience > no/irrelevant experience

Crush it and keep looking for fall/spring internships. See if the firm will take you on next summer too. You're only a freshman, so you have the right mindset/hustle.

 

A lot of unstructured internships at smaller shops have short term summer positions. My junior year internship was only 6 weeks and nobody ever brought it up during interviews. Plus you're in your first year, so one month of experience + time to actually enjoy your summer, is a pretty good deal IMO.

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You aren't going to learn anything meaningful in one month. You definitely won't see a deal to completion. Might be able to see the start of a pitch? But really, what are you hoping to get out of a one month internship? It just sounds like you want something to fill the resume without focusing on the learning/meaningful connections aspect.

If I saw someone with a one-month internship on their resume (that wasn't part of an academic program - for example, a winter co-op), it would raise a few eyebrows.

Maybe it's just me. Others want to chime in?

Currently: future neurologist, current psychotherapist Previously: investor relations (top consulting firm), M&A consulting (Big 4), M&A banking (MM)
 

If I saw a one month internship on a resume I would assume you got fired and are hiding something from me.

I don't think anyone would really want to hire someone to sit around for a month, begin to get an idea of what to do as an intern, and then leave.

 

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Currently: future neurologist, current psychotherapist Previously: investor relations (top consulting firm), M&A consulting (Big 4), M&A banking (MM)

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